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en-caFri, 22 Feb 2019 09:51:59 ESTDamien Cox: Corey Chamblin has daunting task in putting Argonauts back on Toronto’s sports radarhttps://www.thestar.com/sports/argos/opinion/2018/12/10/corey-chamblin-has-daunting-task-in-putting-argonauts-back-on-torontos-sports-radar.html
11722ea8-b407-4000-82e5-48fa60bf7433Damien Cox - Sports ColumnistMon, 10 Dec 2018 17:39:36 EST<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/sports/argos/opinion/2018/12/10/corey-chamblin-has-daunting-task-in-putting-argonauts-back-on-torontos-sports-radar/argos.jpg"/><br/>The Argos’ new head coach has to put something exciting on the field, something more than just a winning team, if he and the organization hope to persuade more people to come out.Damien Cox: Corey Chamblin has daunting task in putting Argonauts back on Toronto’s sports radarThe Argos named Corey Chamblin the team’s new head coach on Monday. Chamblin faces a tough job in getting more fans to care about the team in a crowded sports market.Nathan DenetteTHE CANADIAN PRESSBruce Arthur: Labouring Argonauts need another late-season miraclehttps://www.thestar.com/sports/argos/opinion/2018/09/03/labouring-argonauts-need-another-late-season-miracle.html
ec65be0c-9ce0-4b42-840a-8c59a4ad1a23Bruce Arthur - Sports ColumnistMon, 3 Sep 2018 21:42:29 EDT<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/sports/argos/opinion/2018/09/03/labouring-argonauts-need-another-late-season-miracle/masoli_daylight.jpg"/><br/>The Argos lost to the Tiger-Cats on Labour Day, just like last year. They have three wins, just one less than this time last season, when they won the Grey Cup. Anything is possible, Bruce Arthur writes. Just ask GM Jim Popp.Bruce Arthur: Labouring Argonauts need another late-season miracle Tiger-Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli finds daylight in the first half of Monday night’s win over the Argonauts at Tim Hortons Field.Peter PowerTHE CANADIAN PRESSBruce Arthur: Argonauts still searching for their long lost love in Torontohttps://www.thestar.com/sports/argos/opinion/2018/06/22/argonauts-still-searching-for-their-long-lost-love-in-toronto.html
4980a4d5-2c1a-43a7-bc09-8b875359f5eeBruce Arthur - Sports ColumnistFri, 22 Jun 2018 15:35:36 EDT<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/sports/argos/opinion/2018/06/22/argonauts-still-searching-for-their-long-lost-love-in-toronto/argos.jpg"/><br/>As CFL champions return home to BMO Field on Saturday for a Grey Cup rematch with Stampeders, the big issue is the same issue: getting fans in the stands, Bruce Arthur writes.Bruce Arthur: Argonauts still searching for their long lost love in TorontoThe Argos are aiming for incremental growth in attendance this season, says president Bill Manning, and hoping cheap tickets and an improved game-day experience is the answer.Richard LautensToronto StarDamien Cox: Argos need more than Grey Cup to move the chains in this townhttps://www.thestar.com/sports/argos/opinion/2018/06/15/argos-need-more-than-grey-cup-to-move-the-chains-in-this-town.html
65faaae1-777e-41bf-9b4e-5cfa4082eb65Damien Cox - Sports ColumnistFri, 15 Jun 2018 16:54:46 EDT<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/sports/argos/opinion/2018/06/15/argos-need-more-than-grey-cup-to-move-the-chains-in-this-town/argos_cup_2017.jpg"/><br/>The Toronto Argonauts, who launched defence of their CFL crown Friday night in Regina, might have a better shot at selling tickets at BMO Field this season with the full power of MLSE behind them. It won’t be easy, but it never has been, Damien Cox writes.Damien Cox: Argos need more than Grey Cup to move the chains in this townWinning it all, as the Argos did in 2017, doesn’t hurt the bottom line, but it takes much more to sell CFL tickets in Toronto, Damien Cox writes.Richard LautensToronto Star file photoBruce Arthur: Manziel keeps playbook simple in Steeltown https://www.thestar.com/sports/argos/opinion/2018/06/01/manziel-keeps-playbook-simple-in-steeltown.html
e11b89fc-0385-46f8-9c03-d9e7a3f4aaf0Bruce Arthur - Sports ColumnistFri, 1 Jun 2018 17:34:46 EDT<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/sports/argos/opinion/2018/06/01/manziel-keeps-playbook-simple-in-steeltown/manziel_pocket.jpg"/><br/>The CFL is a league that beats the ego out of you, in a good way. Johnny Manziel is off to a good start in Hamilton — including a decent performance in Friday’s pre-season loss to the Argonauts — after years of the wrong kind of notoriety, but it’s still the first quarter, Bruce Arthur writes.Bruce Arthur: Manziel keeps playbook simple in Steeltown Johnny Manziel looks for dayline under pressure from the Argos defence in his CFL debut Friday night in Hamilton. Manziel and the Tabbies dropped the pre-season opener 36-18.Cathie CowardHamilton SpectatorBruce Arthur: What the sale of the Argos to MLSE could meanhttps://www.thestar.com/sports/argos/opinion/2017/12/13/what-the-sale-to-mlse-could-mean-for-the-argos-and-the-jays.html
c3a7951e-2c4e-4830-b910-79700996df13Bruce Arthur - Sports ColumnistWed, 13 Dec 2017 22:01:20 EST<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/sports/argos/opinion/2017/12/13/what-the-sale-to-mlse-could-mean-for-the-argos-and-the-jays/argoswin.jpg"/><br/>The Argos will now benefit from being part of one of the biggest sports empires in North America, Bruce Arthur writes. Is there room there for the Jays, too?Bruce Arthur: What the sale of the Argos to MLSE could meanThe sale of the Toronto Argonauts (seen here hoisting the Grey Cup in Ottawa after their win against the Calgary Stampeders last month) is great news for the CFL team. But what does it mean for the Jays, asks Bruce Arthur.Paul ChiassonTHE CANADIAN PRESS file photo